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Espace détente

2005 · 102 min

A gentle, absurd workplace comedy that ambles through small-town office life with dry humor and a touch of melancholy.

Directed by
Bruno Solo, Yvan Le Bolloc'h
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bruno Solo, Yvan Le Bolloc'h, Thierry Frémont
Overview
In the middle of the Veule, imaginary French province, the Geugène Electro Stim, a medium-sized company, which survives thanks to the manufacture and sale of the C14, an old but inexpensive electrical stimulation device.

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Directed by
Bruno Solo, Yvan Le Bolloc'h
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Bruno Solo, Yvan Le Bolloc'h, Thierry Frémont
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • class
  • corruption
  • ambition
  • friendship
Places
  • workplace
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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102 min
Country
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